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            <br /><font size="2"><b>John Petersen</b></font><br />
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I have been a developer for about 20 years – starting with dBase and FoxBase +. I then got into FoxPro 2.0 and VB 3 – eventually giving way to Visual FoxPro. Then along came .NET! Through that time, I have developed applications in SQL Server since version 6. I have also developed applications with Oracle versions 9i and 10g. From 1995-2001, I was a Microsoft Developer MVP. I have spoken at many user groups and industry conferences including Tech Ed and Developer Days. <br/><br/>
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In 1999, I wrote the definitive whitepaper on ADO for VFP Developers. In 2002, I wrote the Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Databases for Que Publishing. For serveral years, I was an instructor for both AppDev and MEI. I was a co-author of Visual FoxPro Enterprise Development from Prima Publishing with Rod Paddock, Ron Talmadge and Eric Ranft. I was also a co-author of Visual Basic Web Development from Prima Publishing with Rod Paddock and Richard Campbell.<br/><br/>
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In 2004, I graduated from the Rutgers University School of Law with a Juris Doctor Degree. I passed the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Bar exams and was in private practice for several years – concentrating transactional and general business law (contracts, copyrights, trademarks, independent contractor agreements, NDA’s, intellectual property and mergers and aquisitions.).<br/><br/>
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Although I never completely stopped,  several years ago,  I  returned to my first passion on a full time basis- software development. Today, I am writing for Code Magazine again and am active on the MSDN Forums. I actively participate in the Philly SQL Server, .NET, ALT NET and XAML user groups.<br/><br/>
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My primary technical focus today includes:<br/>
- C#<br/>
- ASP/ASP MVC<br/>
- NHibernate/Fluent NHibernate<br/>
- SQL Server (as well as Reporting Services, Integration Services and Analysis Services)<br/>
- DDD/TDD methodologies<br/>
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Educational Background:<br/>
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- B.S Business Administration – Mansfield University<br/>
- M.B.A. – Information Systems – Saint Joseph’s University<br/>
- J.D. – Rutgers University School of Law (Camden)<br/>
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I very much enjoy meeting and talking with fellow developers. If you would like me to speak at your user group or if you have project needs, please contact me at @@johnvpetersen on Twitter.<br/>

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